Pages On: Bicycle Accidents
Bicycles are a great way to exercise, get around busy cities quickly, and reduce your carbon footprint. However, bicycle accidents are quite common when travelling, thanks to other road users and poor road conditions. Therefore, bicycle accidents can be extremely dangerous to the rider, even if riding with full protective gear. When this happens, cyclists are entitled to claim compensation for their injuries.
Cycling Accident Claims
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Cars, buses and motorcycles are often driven without proper care or consideration for other road users. Unfortunately, this results in a large number of cycling accidents every year. In addition, people in Aberdeen are increasingly using bicycles as a preferred mode of transport. Commuting to work or taking a cycle at the weekends, also leading to a greater danger of cycling accidents on the road. However, as a result, our specialist cycling accident injury lawyers have great experience in handling cycling accident claims, and if you have suffered an injury…
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Edinburgh tram extension must be bike friendly after hundreds of injury claims
Posted: 16 December 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents
It currently stands that over 100 injured cyclists are pursuing compensation claims against Edinburgh City Council after sustaining injuries on the city’s tram lines. Campaigners have warned the capital’s council that the planned extension of the lines, to Leith and Newhaven, must take a number of design improvements into account if injury and accidents are to be minimised. Prior to the construction of the current tram network, Dutch consultants recommended a number of design features that would minimise injury. It was recommended that safety would be maximised if cyclists never…
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100's of cyclists claiming for injuries caused by tram tracks
Posted: 28 May 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Finger Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents
Following a surge of cyclist injury cases since the opening of Edinburgh’s tramlines, lawyers have warned the city council that action must be taken to prevent a future fatality. Speculations have been made that the number of officially reported incidents on the tramlines is in fact a lot less than the reality of the problem. One legal firm told the BBC that they are currently dealing with 100 cases. It is estimated that the council could be facing a compensation bill of hundreds of thousands of pounds. One lawyer, Patrick McGuire,…
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Cyclists to sue Edinburgh council for injuries caused by tram tracks
Posted: 25 January 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Bus Accidents, Foot Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport, Shoulder Injuries
Following numerous cases of cyclists severely injuring themselves on Edinburgh’s new tram tracks, a lawyer is taking the City of Edinburgh Council to court. Stewart White said that the council was responsible for the injuries suffered by his 60 clients, and argues that something should be done about it. Injuries caused by the tracks include broken jaws, collarbones and cheekbones, as well as a broken foot after a bus drove over it. Mr White said the clients he will be representing are only a very small percentage of people that…
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12-year-old cyclist injured in hit-and-run on rural road
Posted: 1 August 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Criminal Injury and Assault, Road Traffic Accidents
A 12-year-old boy was the victim of a hit-and-run incident yesterday while he cycled on a rural road near his home. The police are currently looking for an orange Mitsubishi that had been overtaking the boy when he hit his bike at around 3pm yesterday afternoon. The accident happened in Dumfries and Galloway in Southern Scotland. Following the incident, the boy was taken to Dumfries Infirmary for treatment, and was later released. Police have launched an investigation, appealing for anyone with any information to come forward. They are currently trying to…
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Crown office wants firmer conviction for cyclist killer
Posted: 13 August 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Gary McCourt’s driving has caused the deaths of two cyclists, twenty years apart, which the Crown Office feels should be punished with a less ‘lenient’ sentence. Following a previous conviction for causing death through reckless driving, the Crown Office argues that he should be banned from driving for life and should receive a prison sentence. Gary McCourt was banned from driving for five years and was punished with 300 hours of community service after he was found guilty of killing 75-year-old Audrey Fyfe in Edinburgh (August 2011). However, after prosecutors described…
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Calls for Changes to British Summer Time To Decrease Road Traffic Accidents
Posted: 25 October 2012
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has recently called for changes in the way British Summer Time operates, to give more daylight hours in the evening, when road traffic accidents are more likely to happen. The IAM would like to see the British time zone brought forward by an hour in both winter and summer. Figures from the Department for Transport show that this could prevent about 80 deaths and at least 200 serious injuries on our roads each year. Road casualty rates increase with the arrival of darker evenings.…
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